Emotions will run high at Monday’s Boston Marathon, the first since the deadly bombing, but Marylanders are ready to return to the starting line. Some who weren't able to complete the race last year say it's important to finish what they started. For others, it's a matter of confronting their fears.

CLICK THROUGH THIS INTERACTIVE SLIDESHOW TO SEE six runners describe why they're headed back to Boston.

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LYNNE DOUGLAS

Age 58 from Columbia

"We're running not to forget, but to replace the terror with a happy experience."